The Papers: 'Rivals circle Starmer' and bid to reopen Hormuz pushes region 'to the brink'

Several of the papers focus on Sir Keir Starmer's future, with the Times suggesting "disgruntled backbenchers" are plotting a "putsch", inspired by the move against Tony Blair by then Chancellor Gordon Brown in 2006. After this week's local elections, it reports MPs intend to send an open letter to Sir Keir asking that he set a time table for his resignation. Several cabinet ministers are aware of the plot, it reports. …